Lord of turn 13: Papa Bear, he found himself a nice little cave, with a view of the med.

Peon of turn 13: James Matheson, Nan-Han, when you go to war, never forget to turn in your turns.

1) I am sorry about the long delay with this turn, but so much has happened. I proposed to my long time love, then she informed me, 6 days later, that I was going to be a father, I had a birthday, we moved in together, and then we lost our baby.

2) Due to the delay, the News fax will be shorter. People who submitted their write-up’s will, as is the norm have their whole write up (if every thing worked out the way they hoped) included.

3) Also due to the lag, I am crediting all players 2 free turns. Again, sorry about the long delay.

4) Check out the Lords of the Earth homepage… http://gumby.spa.umn.edu/cscdir/lotedie/homepage.html

5) Musical titles for this turn were

Alabama - Greatest Hits III

Travis Tritt - Greatest Hits

Covered in Black - Various Industrial Artists

Mannheim Steamroller - Christmas

6) Tip of the turn, never roll your car, it hurts physically, and I’m sure I’ll hurt when I get the bill. (sigh)

I will be home to answer question on Tuesday and Thursday, between 7:00 and 10:30

Eddie Hartwell

E-Mail: Allanon@Iceworld.org

$0.50 - Additional Maps

Players will be dropped if they are delinquent in paying for two turns, unless OK’d by me, I am reasonable.

Infantry, Cavalry, Siege, Bowmen: 500 Men

Warship: 5 Boats with 100 Men

Transports: 10 Boats with 50 Men

Field forts: 5 Forts 100 men garrisons

Citadels and Wall points: 20 feet of Stone and 500 men

LORDS ONE: Thomas Harlan, 4858 East Second Street, Tucson, Arizona. 85711-1207. (520)323-8570. Call between 7pm and 10pm MST. INTERNET: tharlan@pima.gov.

LORDS TWO: Sean Harding, 13224 Highview Drive, Burnsville, MN. 55337 (612)377-8440. INTERNET: sharding@mva.com.

LORDS THREE - THE OLD WORLD: Colin Dunnigan, 5042 East Julia, Tucson, Arizona. 85711. (520)881-1402. INTERNET: cdunnigan@pima.gov.

LORDS THREE - THE NEW WORLD: Richard Ketcham, 5223 Karenbeth, Houston, TX. 77084. (713)345-8246. INTERNET: 102667.2505@Compuserve.com.

LORDS FOUR: Dave Salter, 7338 Rolling Oak Lane, Springfield, VA. 22153. (703)912-6076. INTERNET: 102417.3444 @CompuServe.Com.

LORDS FIVE: Scott Chatham, 11030 SW Wilsonville Road, #117. Wilsonville, OR. 97070-9505. INTERNET: huntsman@teleport.com.

LORDS SEVEN - THE DARK AGES: Eddie Hartwell

LORDS EIGHT - THE DIADOCHI: Neil Stokes, 1674 Juliet Avenue, St.Paul, MN. 55105. (612) 698-9270. INTERNET: nstokes@iceworld.org.

PLATE GAMES SUBEMPIRE: Thad Plate, 5333 East Thomas Road, #215, Phoenix, AZ. 85018. (602)952-8929. INTERNET: thadplate@aol.com.

LORDS NINE: Turn #109 latest.

LORDS TEN: Turn #69 latest.

LORDS ELEVEN: Turn #28 latest.

BLACK EMPIRE - SEA OF FEAR: Turn #15.

LORDS THIRTEEN: Rich Sorensen, PO Box 779, Columbia Falls, MT. 59912. (406) 892-3752. INTERNET: khan@netrix.com

LORDS SEVENTEEN: Bob Gurley, (713)852-8866 or yuppyputze@aol.com

CRUENTI DEI: Thom & Beverly Ryng, 3815 North Pearl Street, Apt. C-1, Tacoma, WA. 98407. (206)752-3923 - No calls before 10am PST or after 9pm PST. INTERNET: darkpenguin @eworld.com.:

Ok, there seems to be more then just a little confusion as to the cost of PW. See the chart below.

Terrain C/C2/I/City W/J/S D/T/M

NFP / GP 5/10 8/15 10/20

On the Eastern tip of Northern Africa there are 2 regions, both named Zeila, now one is named Zelia and the other is Zelial.

After talking with a player, I agreed that it would make sense to have LT have 3 MSP’s of cargo, as opposed to the normal Transport’s 2 MSP’s. The rational was that the Light Transports have less armament and thussly (I like that word) has more room to move things.

Things in Italic’s are either submitted text, or something away from prying eyes.

Loki the Wise, Raider from the North, Crusher of Britain,

DIPLOMACY: None

Valmont, Loki’s trusted right hand man is now hated in all of France, under Loki’s orders he sacked, and burned Paris. Then he and his troops quelled the revolting peasants by brute force.

King Loki never had the chance to do ‘the thing’, for he vanished one night in 918AD from his room, and has not been seen since.

Gunnbjorn Hrolfgarson, Hrolfgar Rognvaldson, Lord of Amlodhi’s Quern, Keeper of the Eye of Surtur, Dragon of the North

DIPLOMACY :None

Brave words were spoken, but poor Hrolfgar was found dead one morning in 918AD with a Mongolian spear protruding from his back. The regions of Lusatia, Kauyvia, Little Poland, Meissen, Danzig, Prussia, Masuria, and Volhynia were all raided by the Dragon’s army and fleet, who where spotted flying white sails with two Ravens on it.

King Mohammed, Destroyer of Christians, King of Spain, Finder of strange Caves, King of the strange findings

DIPLOMACY: None

Needless to say the Ghanaian were rather put out, since they seem as healthy as any other person in Spain.

The court is still trying to figure out what is almost over, but they guess that’s the Kings business.

Unnamed, the Last Roman Catholic Kingdom, Heir to the Holy Roman Empire

DIPLOMACY : None

Open for a new player.

Ivan, Khan of the Bulgars

Emperor Cartiphilus, Destroyer of the Catholics

DIPLOMACY: Abasigia (FA), Cilicia (EA)

Cartiphilus continues to rebuild his army and economy,.

Father John II

DIPLOMACY: None

After some time of being dormant, the Eastern Orthodox became active. The shroud of Jesus Christ was found to be stolen some time in the last ten years. Two of the scholarly priest who studied it were promoted to bishops but now may be demoted.

Ivar, The River Raider

DIPLOMACY: Yaroslav (FA)

Thyre, Ivan’s daughter was sent around the nation trying to get more warrior’s to fight for her fathers nation, she met with moderate success.

King Sid II

DIPLOMACY: Verona (F), Lombardy (F), Liguria (Hm), Savoy (F), Romagna (F), and Tuscany (F)

King Sid, tired of all the hot air to the north went into Italy and now rule the northern part of Italy.

Fatima Ibn Idriss, Queen of the Western Sands

DIPLOMACY: None

Redouan passed away of old age in 918AD, leaving his daughter Fatima as Queen. The regions of Languedoc and Arguin were slave raided.

Hassen , Terror of the Mediterranean,

DIPLOMACY: Tuscany (F), Liguria (T)

Jafar spent his time riding around the recent battle fields of Italy, making headway to uniting the people there under his Kings flag, but one morning in 919AD he was found dead, no wounds were found on his body. Elsewhere the lucky Nabils’s luck had run out, while at sea he was killed when the mast broke off and smashed his skull.

Edabalil, Thunder maker, Big man on the Nile

DIPLOMACY: None

Edenbalil took a well deserved rest, he sat in his room, and listened to the reports of strange things that happen around him. His wife also bore 2 children.

Phil, Truth Seeker, Second biggest man on the Nile

DIPLOMACY: Madagascar (EA)

On the boarder of Danakil Phil and his army ran into the Aden/Saffarid army. With only 19,000 Cavalry, 5,000 Warships, 15,000 Sword men and 2500 Bowmen he beat back a combined force of 12000 Warships, 5,000 Siege troops, 40,500 Cavalry, 24,500 Infantry, but just barley, if there is a next wave, many fear for the kingdom. Many of the out laying areas are fearful of the evil horsemen.

Chokween, Chief of Africa, Crusher of the little countries, Him with the strange name.

DIPLOMACY: None

Chokween sent some men to find the country of Madagascar, they did and returned with tales of a country called Gurjara. Chokween woke with a start in 918AD and found a dagger in the pillow next to him, with a note that said;

Simba, War Chief of Africa

DIPLOMACY: None

The regions of Soro, Asante and Senufo were raided for slaves. Strange rumors and weird shadows were chased around in Hausa, but nothing was proven.

Unnamed

DIPLOMACY: All NT Kerkoure, Ennedi, Dongala, Alwa, Kassala, Suakin, Nubia, Kordofan, Darfur

Great warrior no name wandered the western part of Axum, taking from the poor and giving to himself.

Lamika, Sister to Nympho

Kahlil, Sultan of Aden

DIPLOMACY: None

The tensions between Kahlil and Phil finally broke into war. In August of 916AD the armies clashed between Danakil and Zeila. Aden’s forces were not strong enough to defeat Axum, even the mighty Saffarid army that had joined them where pushed back by these men, at least this time.

Caliph Elijah-Ali, Disciple of Allah, Teacher of the five pillars, Commander of the faithful

DIPLOMACY: None

Open for a new player

Juchi the Harsh, Terror of the Sunni’s, Sacker of Baghdad

DIPLOMACY: None

Juchi sent his man, Torki to Syria, there he looted, enslaved, and sacked Damascus

Shifobra, Allah’s chosen

DIPLOMACY: None

A portion of the Saffarids army was dispatched to Africa to attempt to help Aden remove Axum from the face of the earth, they were fended back, and the ally from Zaygot died in the battle.

What’s Her Name? Heir to the Gupta Empire, Reader of books

DIPLOMACY: None

With new blood perhaps this nation will thrive again

Khali, Peacelord of India, Finder of the Weird, Hindu Primate

DIPLOMACY: None

No Turn was received

Cassandra Rok Mann, Queen of the Turkish Hindu’s

DIPLOMACY: None

No turn was received

Emperor Palpatyn, Leader of the Champa

DIPLOMACY: None

Emperor Palpatyn continued to extract his revenge upon the hapless Nan-Han, after a 3 ½ year siege Tonkin fell to the massive army of Lord Angur, then he started to move towards Nan-Hans capital.

Chosun, General of the Heavens, Destroyer of Steps

DIPLOMACY: None

No orders were given

Unnamed, War Lord of Southern China

Su Sumozhu,

DIPLOMACY: None

No turn was received, and starting to fall to Champa.

Emperor Oda Yashika, Light of Heaven

DIPLOMACY: None

Yamato experienced a massive economic growth, cities were built in the regions of Aichi, Kagoshima, Cheju’do, Okinawa, and Shikoku. Trade advisors tell Oda that in the future when they find more countries near by that the cities will make money for the government.

Be’Moc Ruler of the Big Island

Ahar of the Fishermen

DIPLOMACY: None

Ahar, tired of all the trees on every island he and his people visited, picked up all his people and sailed to Pajajaran, where after 3 months of bloody war, he claimed it his new capitol.

Talagut

DIPLOMACY: None

No turn was received

Maulaxlal, Ruler of South America, The Learned One

DIPLOMACY: Zapotec (T)

Maulaxlal continued his expansion by marrying his eldest son to the Queen of Zapotec, and arranging another princes marriage to the heir of that nation.

Cacaxtal, Ruler of Mexico

Chalco, Lord of the Sea, Trickster of the Ages, Reunifyer of the Maya Tribes

DIPLOMACY: None

Open for a new player